Nigeria said Sunday it had carried out air strikes in the northeast of the country to repel an attack by Boko Haram and had killed a "large number" of the Islamist extremists. The air raids came as Nigeria and its neighbours prepared to launch a new multinational force to combat Boko Haram, in the face of the group's escalating violence ...

The Baby Pharaohs won 2-1 in Uganda to complete a 6-1 aggregate triumph and secure a place in an eight-nation tournament that will produce three African finalists for the 2016 Rio Olympics. South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia also advanced to the November 28-December 12 competition, Algeria booked a berth last weekend and Senegal qualify automatically as hosts. Congo Brazzaville or ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - French finance minister Michel Sapin has criticized his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble for suggesting that Greece could temporarily leave the euro zone, but said the Franco-German relationship is "not broken".

Shares expected to sell off sharply when trading in Greek stocks resumes on Monday after a five-week shutdownGreek investors expect a tumultuous day’s trading when Athens’ stock market reopens on Monday after a five-week shutdown.The resumption of trading in Greek stocks will be the latest step back towards economic normality, after the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, struck a deal with ...